Manufacturing Facts

Softgel Co. provides contract manufacturing services for Softgels, tinctures and primarily to companies in the hemp industry but have expanded to other non-cannabinoid services. We are excited to be a part of this rapidly expanding market and we thank you for your consideration of our services. Our goal is to make the process of ordering your products as smooth and stress-free as possible. Please read through the following document which provides some key production-related details as well as our pricing structure. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

1. What materials does Softgel Co. require to manufacture a product?

Most of the products we manufacture consist of a hemp concentrate (extract or distillate) combined with a carrier oil (and occasionally other ingredients).

Testing:

Customers that send in their own extract and or premix for production must have a COA from an accredited testing lab. Our standard procedure is always sending the extract/premix out for potency to ensure the accuracy of the COA prior to manufacturing. Should the COA not have any of the below tests (they are required) we will also send out for the additional tests. Please note the state of Colorado will require all extract and premixes have a CDPHE Microbial test on the COA starting 1/1/22. The price breakdown is what each test cost and will be passed onto the account.
Price breakdown for lab testing:

• Potency: $47
• CDPHE Microbial: $188
• Pesticide: $143
• Mycotoxin: $124
• Heavy Metals: $104
• Residual Solvents: $47

Customers have three general options for how they choose to source and provide these raw materials:

1. A customer may send Softgel Co. pre-blended material (i.e., a formulation that has been mixed to its final specifications and is ready for encapsulation or bottling) a $50.00 fee for Homogenizing and filtering will be added per 20 gallons of premix. C of A’s required on all material in pre-mix blend (will send Chain of Possession sheet).
2. A customer may send Softgel Co. individual raw materials (ie: Full/Broad Spectrum Extract, Distillate, Isolate or even a special blend (need list of materials)), which we will formulate and mix to the customer’s specifications for a $275 fee, which now includes a pre-encapsulation or bottling potency test. A customer can also send in their own carrier oil (ie: Avacado, Coconut, Olive or any Organic oil, etc. with C of A), and Softgel will send it back with your completed order.
3. A customer may choose to have their product manufactured using materials that Softgel Co. stocks in-house, which include full-spectrum extract, Isolate or Full-Spectrum Distillate and blended with stocked hemp seed or MCT carrier oil.

2. Customer Supplied Specs

1. Batch/Lot # (or customer designated lot #) and Manufacturing date will be put on bottom of bottle (expiration date only of stability test has been provided)..
2. Out of state customers need to provide their state registration and proof of food safety hemp program in their state.
3. Safety Data Sheets and Certificate of Analysis (if applicable) for all ingredients sent in a Pre-mix blend (Will send Chain of Possession sheet).
4. Must arrive in visually clean containers and no larger than 5-kg jars or buckets that minimize contaminate and that are designated as food safe (mason jars are fine.)

3. What size do you offer for softgel manufacturing?

Our standard softgel (size 8 oval; 0.5 ml fill volume). While the theoretical yield per gallon is 7,570 softgels, we factor in a 7% production loss, giving an expected yield of 7,000 softgels per gallon. The minimum order quantity for Bovine and Vegan encapsulation is 15 gallons (Vegan -gallon, which will yield approximately 105,000 softgels.